Solution processing apparatus and method

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 6514570
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09678705

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A solution separation ring made of a material with adhesion to a processing solution stronger than that of a rear face of a wafer is provided to surround the periphery of a substrate horizontally held by a spin chuck with a slight clearance therebetween. A supply nozzle is moved from one end side to the other end side of the substrate while supplying the processing solution, and discharge ports of the supply nozzle are allowed to get closer to a summit portion of the solution separation ring near the other end side of the substrate. At this time, the processing solutions on the discharge ports and the front face of the substrate which are contiguous with each other by surface tension are separated caused so as to flow toward the solution separation ring side, thereby preventing an excessive processing solution from returning onto the front face of the substrate.

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TOKYO ELECTRON LIMITED3-1 AKASAKA 5-CHOME MINATO-KU TOKYO 1076325 ?1076325

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Matsuyama, Yuji Kikuchi-gun, JP 56 1243
Nagamine, Shuichi Kikuchi-gun, JP 29 474

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